Audio Memos vs thinkMargin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Memos
Record audio with high quality and an intuitive interface. Features include background recording, iCloud sync, and transcription. Advanced options like voice activation and cloud uploads are available with a subscription.
- High-quality audio recording
- Background recording
- iCloud synchronization
- Transcription to text
- Voice activated recording
- Cloud storage uploads
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Audio Memos is a professionally made audio recorder. It has an amazingly intuitive interface, which is easy to use and full of powerful features. Use it in interviews, lectures, music session, briefings, ... and simplify your recording tasks. The New York Times - "A really useful feature is that the app can automatically start recording the moment it is started" LifeHacker - "The best voice recording app" TUAW - "Powerful, inexpensive, and useful" Apple - "What's hot" section TOP FEATURES • Best quality - adjustable to fit your needs. • Amazingly loud - hear your recordings. • Background recording - multitask at will*. • iCloud - access your memos everywhere. • Transcription - transform your memos into text. MORE FEATURES • Email your recordings. • USB file transfers. • Append audio to existing recordings. • Search / Sort / Filter your recordings. • Variable speed scrubbing. • Send recordings to a computer using WiFi. • Records when your device is in sleep mode. • Pauses automatically on incoming phone calls. • No time limit on recording length. • Application lock code. SUBSCRIPTION All features listed above can be used without an in app purchase. Some advanced features require an active subscription. These include: • Voice activated rec. - stop recording silence. • Upload to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, FTP or WebDAV. • Insert audio - insert comments easily. • Position markers - easy navigation. • Memo alert dates / reminders. • Adjustable reading speed. • Add pictures to a memo. • Send or delete multiple recordings at a time. • Stereo recording using the builtin microphones (requires a compatible device and an active «Pro +» subscription). Duration and price of each subscription are displayed in our storefront. All subscription costs will be charged to your Apple ID account, starting at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. It is not possible to cancel a subscription period once you have been charged for it. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. You can manage subscriptions and disable auto renewal by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://imesart.com/legal/terms-of-service.php * recording will stop if another app uses the audio system.
thinkMargin
Calculate profit, margin, cost, or selling price with VAT options. This flexible tool adjusts calculations based on your input, allowing you to determine selling price using either margin or profit.
- Profit calculation
- Margin calculation
- Cost calculation
- Selling price calculation
- VAT inclusion/exclusion
- Flexible input adjustment
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Calculate your profit, margin, cost or selling price (excl. or incl. VAT) with extreme flexibility, all you have to do is flip the tabs accordingly and the app is smart enough to adjust to your choices e.g you could use either margin or profit to calculate your selling price just flip the tabs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: thinkMargin at none against Audio Memos's 4. thinkMargin also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Audio Memos's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Audio Memos costs $0.99 and thinkMargin $0.99 up front. Audio Memos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. thinkMargin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audio Memos holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Memos has 709 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Audio Memos's written reviews are positive against 83% of thinkMargin's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Audio Memos ships an update every 2 months, thinkMargin every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Memos | thinkMargin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (709 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 709 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #25 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imesart S.a.r.l. | Ahmed ElSenousi |
Customer experience
Audio Memos
thinkMargin
Bugs and requests
Audio Memos
Reported bugs
5 issues- Recordings disappearing
- Sync issues with Apple Watch
- Playback issues after iOS updates
- Recordings stopping unexpectedly
- Inability to delete recordings properly
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to record from Bluetooth mic
- Ability to play music through Bluetooth headset while recording
- Folders for organizing recordings
- Ability to send recordings via iMessage
- Ability to record screen
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- Ability to record phone calls
thinkMargin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audio Memos
- Audio Memos Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Audio Memos Pro+ Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Audio Memos Pro Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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- Audio Memos Pro+ Yearly1 Month trial$69.991 Year
thinkMargin
No in-app purchases
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